 | The Republic
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| community area | Woodlawn
| | neighborhood | Jackson Park
| | location | Hayes/Richards
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| | completed | 1918
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| | use | Public art
| | material | Gold leaf on bronze
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|  replica of the original statue at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
both original and replica are by Daniel Chester French
dedicated May 11, 1918 to honor the 25th anniversary of the Exposition
replica is one-third the size of the gold leaf on plaster original
French went on to design the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C.
restored and regilded during the 1980s
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